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Postwar commuter surprises
Oct 4, 2011·Railfan Stories·Classic Trains

Postwar commuter surprises

“Deluxe” cars like these on New Haven train 365 at Darien, Conn., in July 1947 were not what author Paradis…

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Running long hood forward
Oct 1, 2011·Ask Trains·Trains Magazine

Running long hood forward

Southern Railway SD45 No. 3121 leads long hood forward on a unit coal train at Oreton, Va., in 1984. Such…

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Steam engine sight glass
Oct 1, 2011·Ask Trains·Trains Magazine

Steam engine sight glass

Steam engine gage glasses have prisms to improve water visibility. J. David Conrad Q What type of glass (or other…

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Why ‘mudhens?’
Oct 1, 2011·Ask Trains·Trains Magazine

Why ‘mudhens?’

Q Why are some Rio Grande steam locomotives referred to as “Mudhens?”— Larry Beck, Susanville, Calif. A The term “Mudhen”…

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Charge!
Sep 30, 2011·Photo Of The Day·Trains Magazine

Charge!

Virginia & Truckee 2-8-0 No. 29 charges past the depot in Gold Hill, Nev., in March 2010 on a portion…

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Utah Belt 2006
Sep 29, 2011·Track Plan Database·Model Railroader

Utah Belt 2006

Track plan at a glance Name: Utah Belt Layout designer: Eric Brooman Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 22′-8″ x 39′-6″ Prototype:…

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Utah Belt
Sep 27, 2011·Track Plan Database·Model Railroader

Utah Belt

Track plan at a glance Layout designer: Eric Brooman Name: Utah Belt Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size:17 ‘-7″ x 23 Prototype:…

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HO scale Milwaukee Road Beer Line
Sep 26, 2011·Track Plan Database·Model Railroader

HO scale Milwaukee Road Beer Line

Name: Milwaukee Road’s Beer Line Layout designer: Rich Steenwyk Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 20 x 48 feet Prototype: Milwaukee Road…

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